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A Montpelier girl and her parents are suing an area company…claiming the business hired a registered sex offender to work at a Montpelier convenience store, leading to the girl’s rape, which in turn led to her suicide attempt.

Crews handle a structure fire in Paulding County’s Harrison Township. When the fire team arrives…the blaze at the barn on County Road 124 is well involved at that point. Firefighters from at least three departments…Antwerp, Paulding and Payne were on the scene. One building, which apparently housed several horses, was …

Williams County Commissioners approve roughly $1.4 million dollars in paving jobs this year during their meeting. Gerken Paving, Inc. submitted the only bid…the panel awards the project to the Napoleon-based company. Officials say, much of the work will be on County Road I, from Ohio 576 to Ohio 15…that’s about …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol releases the identities of the three suspects, arrested following an incident near Bluffton that left a police officer dead. Emin Johnson, 20, of Euclid, is being held at the Hancock County Justice Center in Findlay on a preliminary charge of involuntary manslaughter. Zachary Love, 21, …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol has the third suspect in custody…after a Bluffton Police officer was killed. It all started in the early morning hours on Thursday…officers spot a dark-colored sedan, traveling at a high rate of speed on state Route 23 northbound. They couldn’t catch up to the suspects. …

Governor, DeWine joined Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost to announce a joint initiative that will give local police officers increased access to valuable technology…all to help them identify criminals responsible for deadly shootings and other incidents of gun violence in the state. As part of the new initiative, $10.5 million …

A University of Toledo student and her boyfriend are sentenced to home detention and probation before a federal judge in Washington…for their role in riot on the U.S. Capitol, last year. Madison Pettit and Gabriel Burress pled guilty to misdemeanor counts of parading, demonstrating, and picketing in a U.S. Capitol …

Two people…charged in a burglary and assault case, last year at a Defiance apartment complex have entered pleas. Leviticus Magitt…originally indicted for attempted murder…pleads guilty to felonious assault. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and his bond was continued. Sentencing is scheduled for May 10th. His co-defendant, Dylan Brown, pled guilty …

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office identifies the body found in the Sherman Cemetery at the intersection of Rd 179 and Rd 140 on Wednesday. It’s 29-year-old, Jared Hernandez, from Defiance. The case continues. Detectives ask if you know anything about this to give officers in Paulding County a call.

A federal court panel on Wednesday decided not to delay Ohio’s May 3 primary…for now. The bench in Columbus reserved the right to intervene…perhaps by moving the primary to Aug. 2…if the state doesn’t resolve its redistricting chaos, by April 20. Legislative and congressional maps that were supposed to be …